How To Fix PMEVC_UI418 - Variant table &1 has more than 80,000 rows and no link to database table

PMEVC_UI418 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PMEVC_UI -

• Message number: 418

• Message text: Variant table &1 has more than 80,000 rows and no link to database table

What causes this issue?

The variant table has more than 80000 rows and no active link to a
database table.

System Response

The maximum number of rows is 99999 (when the variant table has no
active link to a database table).

How to fix this error?

This message is intended to give a hint to the user that this maximum
could be reached soon.
It is useful to link such a variant table to a database table (in
transaction CU62).

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

PMEVC_UI418 - Details

• The SAP error message PMEVC_UI418 indicates that a variant table has exceeded the limit of 80,000 rows and does not have a link to a database table. This situation typically arises in the context of SAP's variant management, where variants are used to store user-specific settings for reports, transactions, or other applications.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exceeding Row Limit: The variant table has more than 80,000 entries, which is the maximum limit for in-memory variant tables in SAP.
  No Database Link: The variant table is not linked to a database table, which means it cannot leverage database capabilities for handling large datasets.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Reduce the Number of Variants:
  
  Review the existing variants and delete any that are no longer needed. This can be done through transaction codes like SE38 (for ABAP programs) or SE93 (for transaction variants).
  Consider consolidating similar variants to reduce the total count.
  
  
  
  Use Database Tables:
  
  If possible, link the variant table to a database table. This may involve